Empty Bottle is a live music venue in Wicker Park / Bucktown, Chicago.
Editorially verified May 20, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Open daily 17:00-02:00, Saturday until 03:00. Monday's free residency is the easy walk-in entry to the scene. Pizza Friendly Pizza is next door.
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Address: 1035 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
The Hideout in Chicago is the Wabansia Avenue clapboard cottage in the Elston industrial corridor, hosting Americana, experimental and the Robbie Fulks Monday residency.
TipTuesday through Thursday close at midnight, Friday and Saturday at 01:00. The room holds about 100 and the bands play through the bar conversation.
Schubas Tavern in Chicago has run live music seven nights a week in the 1903 Schlitz tied-house on Southport since 1989, from honky-tonk to indie rock to Americana.
TipDoors usually 19:00, show at 20:00. The back room holds 165 standing; the front bar runs into the late hours after the night's show ends.
The Hideout in Chicago is the Wabansia Avenue clapboard cottage in the Elston industrial corridor, hosting Americana, experimental and the Robbie Fulks Monday residency.
TipTuesday through Thursday close at midnight, Friday and Saturday at 01:00. The room holds about 100 and the bands play through the bar conversation.
Thalia Hall in Pilsen, built 1892 and modeled on the Prague State Opera House, runs touring indie, hip-hop and electronic shows in an 800-capacity balcony room.
TipDoors usually 19:00 with show at 20:00. The balcony bench seating fills first; Dusek's restaurant and Punch House bar share the building entrance.
Buddy Guy's Legends in Chicago is the South Wabash blues room the man himself opened in 1989 and where he still plays a residency every January.
TipClosed Monday and Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday close at midnight; weekends run to 01:30. Cover usually $20, kitchen serves Louisiana barbecue.
Cindy's rooftop in Chicago sits on the 13th floor of the Chicago Athletic Association with all-season terrace seating that frames Millennium Park and Lake Michigan.
TipWeekends fill from 21:00; reserve via OpenTable or arrive at 16:00 for the sunset window. The terrace stays heated and open year-round.
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TipOpen every day until midnight, food last call 22:00. The top tier is the photo spot; weekend brunch from 11:00 is the easy walk-in window.
